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UPDATED: Husband of ex-Scottish leader Sturgeon, arrested in SNP funding probe

GLASGOW, April 5 (Reuters) - The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of an investigation into the funding of the governing pro-independence Scottish National…

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Scotland’s Sturgeon bows out at ‘critical moment’ for independence fight

By Alistair Smout Sturgeon steps down amid independence impasse New leader could build support but also unleash frictions Sturgeon was popular, if divisive, leader Polls suggest independence support not conclusive…

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UPDATED: Scotland’s Sturgeon quits, says she is too divisive to win independence

Sturgeon announces resignation after eight years in power No obvious successor Resignation will upend Scottish politics By Alistair Smout and Muvija M LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Nicola Sturgeon quit…

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Scotland’s SNP set to row back on de facto independence referendum- The Times

(Reuters) - Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon is preparing to row back on her plan to make the next general election in 2024 a "de facto referendum" on Scottish independence,…

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Nicola Sturgeon self-isolates after close contact with Covid case

Nicola Sturgeon is self-isolating after being identified as a close contact of someone who has Covid-19. Scotland’s first minister said she will be self-isolating pending a PCR test result. Under…

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Scottish leader to London: Independence vote a matter of ‘when, not if’

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that another referendum on independence was inevitable after her party won a resounding election victory. Johnson and his Conservative Party,…

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Scotland’s Sturgeon says wouldn’t propose independence referendum immediately

Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon said she wouldn't propose a referendum on Scottish independence immediately, as she wants to make sure the country is clear of the coronavirus pandemic first.…

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Nicola Sturgeon apologises for breaching coronavirus rules

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has apologised after she was pictured breaching coronavirus rules by taking off her face mask at a funeral wake. A photograph, published by the Scottish…

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Scotland’s Sturgeon says lockdown easing must be very cautious

Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday she agreed with scientists that any easing of the coronavirus lockdown must be very cautious after some of those advising government said…

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Sturgeon requests powers for referendum

Scotland's first minister has called on the UK government to negotiate a transfer of powers to Holyrood to allow another referendum on independence. Nicola Sturgeon said there was an "unarguable"…

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Sturgeon to demand the power to hold another referendum on Scottish independence

Scotland's first minister is today expected to put forward what she calls the "clear democratic case" for another independence referendum. In a paper called Scotland's Right to Choose, Nicola Sturgeon…

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Sturgeon insists Scotland wants different future from rest of UK

Boris Johnson cannot “bludgeon” Scotland into seeing the world in the same way that he does, Nicola Sturgeon has said after telling the new prime minister that the election results…

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Sturgeon insists Scotland must be given new independence vote

Scotland must be allowed to hold another referendum on its place inside the United Kingdom following the crushing victory of the nationalists in the election, leader Nicola Sturgeon said on…

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Photo Story: General elections in the UK: Nicola Sturgeon votes

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon (L) casts her vote during the general elections at Broomhouse Community Hall polling station, Glasgow, Britain, 12 December 2019. Britons go to the polls on 12…

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SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon during the launch of the SNP Manifesto

Nicola Sturgeon has launched the SNP election manifesto with a pledge to "escape Brexit and put Scotland's future in Scotland's hands". The manifesto says that the SNP winning the most…

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Nicola Sturgeon launches SNP election campaign

Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon (C) launches SNP election campaign with Westminster candidates in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, 08 November 2019. Sturgeon said a vote for the SNP…

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Nicola Sturgeon insists Scotland’s future ‘must be in our own hands’

Thousands of independence supporters have heard Nicola Sturgeon call for "Scotland's future to be put into Scotland's hands". The first minister told a major rally in Glasgow the time would…

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Independent Scotland ‘within touching distance’, claims Nicola Sturgeon

An independent Scotland is “within touching distance”, Nicola Sturgeon will tell a pro-independence rally in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon. Her promise comes as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn insisted that a…

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Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon gets award for being ‘voice of reason’ on Brexit

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been given an award by the German media for being "the voice of reason" in the Brexit crisis. She was presented with the award…

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Scotland and Wales join forces to demand the new British PM rule out no-deal Brexit

The first ministers of Scotland and Wales have joined forces to demand the new British prime minister rule out a “disastrous” no-deal Brexit. With Boris Johnson battling Jeremy Hunt to…

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Brexit experience demonstrates the need for Scotland’s independence – Sturgeon

In an interview on Der Spiegel, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stressed the case in favour of a second referendum for Brexit and the Independence of Scotland. "I think the…

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Sturgeon to go ahead with second Scottish independence referendum

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday that Scotland should hold an independence referendum before the current Scottish parliamentary term ends in May 2021. Speaking at Holyrood, Scotland's devolved…

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